When Liam first started dating Olivia, he was captivated by her beauty and fiery personality. She was passionate, intense, and deeply in love with him—almost too much. At first, her jealousy seemed flattering. She always wanted to know where he was, who he was with, and when he’d be home. But as their relationship grew, so did her suspicions.
Soon, Olivia began setting strict rules. He wasn’t allowed to speak to female colleagues. No liking pictures on social media. No going out with friends unless she approved. Liam thought she was just being protective, but things took a bizarre turn when she introduced a new requirement: a lie detector test.
Every time Liam came home, he had to sit down, attach the sensors, and prove his loyalty.
At first, he laughed it off. “You can’t be serious,” he had said.
But Olivia was dead serious. She had ordered a home lie detector machine online and insisted that if he had nothing to hide, he wouldn’t mind taking the test.
Liam, eager to avoid conflict, went along with it. The first few times, it was almost a joke—he answered where he had been, who he had seen, and if any women had spoken to him. The machine, unreliable as it was, always confirmed he was telling the truth.
But Olivia became obsessed. If the machine hesitated or even slightly suggested a lie, she’d explode. “Who was it?” she’d demand. “What are you hiding?”
Liam tried to explain that polygraph tests weren’t always accurate, but she refused to listen.
The breaking point came one evening when he got home late from work. Olivia was already waiting by the machine, arms crossed. “Sit,” she ordered.
Exhausted, Liam sighed but complied. She fired off her usual questions, but this time, the machine beeped on a simple one: “Did you talk to any women today?”
He frowned. “Just a cashier at the grocery store.”
Olivia’s face darkened. “And you didn’t think to tell me?”
“She just handed me my receipt, Olivia!”
But she wasn’t convinced. The night turned into a screaming match. She accused him of lying, of betraying her trust. Liam finally snapped.
“This is insane! I can’t live like this anymore.”
For the first time, Olivia’s face softened, as if she realized what she had done. But it was too late. Liam packed a bag and walked out the door.
The next day, he blocked her number, moved in with a friend, and swore to himself that he’d never again let love turn into a prison.
Meanwhile, Olivia was left alone with her lie detector machine—her only source of “truth” in a world she could no longer control.
